A review by jrboudreau
Known and Strange Things: Essays by Teju Cole

4.0

This collection of essays are generally excellent, which is no surprise coming from Cole. His ideas and writing benefit from a deep mind and his empathetic approach to humanity. Especially of interest is to trace his account of the end of the Bush administration, the Obama years, and the beginnings of the our current Trump era. His essay on the border is a reminder that our current issues there didn't begin with the President, he's only magnified and already cruel system. There were some essay that didn't connect with me as directly, as with any collection, but all of them were gorgeous reads.

Also, I added so many books and authors to my "I need to check this out" list because of this book, for which I am also grateful.